Questions & Answers about Klec je vedle stolu.
What does each word in Klec je vedle stolu mean?
- klec = cage
- je = is
- vedle = next to / beside
- stolu = of the table, but in natural English the whole phrase means next to the table
So the sentence is built very literally as Cage is next to table.
Why is it stolu and not stůl?
Because vedle requires the genitive case.
The basic dictionary form is stůl = table.
After vedle (next to / beside), it changes to the genitive singular:
- stůl → stolu
So:
- vedle stolu = next to the table
This is one of the most important things to notice in the sentence: Czech prepositions often force a particular case.
Does vedle always take the genitive?